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Jordan @cafedujord talks about how the region has added jobs for DECADES without adding sufficient housing.
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1:45“You can start a process for CASA for transit too!” -@NeverSassyLaura exasperated that the objections tonight seem to illustrate a lack of boldness with respect to potential for reshaping our transit systems
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We had 65 speakers! Now that it's 10:35, we're inviting ABAG members to speak.
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Man advocates for going back to a system where employers house their workforce. (There may be problems with moving to a system where your landlord is also your employer.)
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"A no vote is just kicking the can down the road down to someone else. ...I think we have an opportunity. So I'm going to vote yes." Councilmember David E. Hudson of San Ramon
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ABAG member gives a shoutout to the normal people who aren't here tonight and are just living their lives.pic.twitter.com/vvFuv5nONc
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Member goes on to say that this is a vote with very little teeth and that there will be many fights to come about this. "I will support this movement moving forward, rather than demanding now individual changes now."pic.twitter.com/bSHCmRAiGG
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It's always awesome when an elected official talks about how they've built a lot of housing, and then pauses to say "by no means am I patting us on the back; we need to do A LOT more."pic.twitter.com/6SNc4aMz73
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"NOTHING is going to solve the housing crisis until we talk about the jobs." Councilmember Pat Elkund from Novato fleshes out the "pull up the ladder behind you" theory. In this worldview, jobs should be stopped, and the people should go elsewhere. Local control is king.pic.twitter.com/braGNUo4I5
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Ends up advocating for Prop 13 reform. Which... sure. That is also needed. But it's not an excuse to do nothing.
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Much talk about how this doesn't also address Transportation. Correct. This government document does not replace ALL GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS. It turns out we can talk about one thing and it doesn't mean we won't also have to do other things...pic.twitter.com/HV1A0p3w8b
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When local officials talk about how they need control rather than focusing on how a policy might solve problems, they reveal their priorities: their own local power. State officials are elected democratically. Pick whatever style of democracy that SOLVES PROBLEMS above all else.
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Members who took transit say that they're not going to be able to get home if we don't wrap up soon... Another vote for CASA for Transit?
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Correction on previous tweet:https://twitter.com/uhshanti/status/1086162157819981825 …
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"I have profoundly mixed feelings on the CASA Compact," says SF Supervisor
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"It is extremely difficult for young people to get started in the Bay Area. ...not even young doctors will move here. ...I have two teenagers who assume they will not be able to stay here."
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Lots of talk about taxing business (which is fine) but not a lot of talk about how it is our regressive land taxes that are driving so many problems.
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"We HAVE to think regionally. ...there are many people who may not re-elect me to sit on this body because of this vote. But we HAVE to think regionally." - Councilmember Carlos Romero from East Palo Alto Email him a thank you tonight: cromero@cityofepa.org
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"I found myself homeless for 27 days...The only way I got myself housed was by paying 6 months rent. I am a renter. I have no prospect of becoming a homeowner.. I am a lawyer. I am an elected official. CASA helps people like me." - Napa Councilmember
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"The world depends on this region and our economic vitality."
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"They say we have a housing crisis, but then they don't take action. ..if we had a health crisis, people would move quickly. ...but many people say, 'well, I've got a home, so how bad can it be?'" - Sonoma Councilmember
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"We need more people, we need more types of housing... ...We all know it's true: certain jurisdictions do a lot to stop housing."
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Reminder that it's now midnight and folks are steadily turning into pumpkins.pic.twitter.com/qqSKE2Q2YQ
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Crowd gets a bit disruptive as landlord on ABAG talks about how he pays a lot of taxes and that business can't take too much, and there will be a taxpayer revolt. The landlords clap. Tenants mutter.
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